Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence ranks 481st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Odense, Recife, and Maribor. Memorable people born in Aix-en-Provence include Paul Cézanne, Eleanor of Provence, and Joseph Pitton de Tournefort. Memorable people who died in Aix-en-Provence include Paul Cézanne, René of Anjou, and Benjamin Graham. Aix-en-Provence has been the birth place of many writers, and painters and the death place of many painters, and politicians. Aix-en-Provence is located in France.
Aix-en-Provence or simply Aix, is a city and commune in southern France, about 30 km (20 mi) north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is the subprefecture of the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The population of Aix-en-Provence is approximately 145,000. Its inhabitants are called Aixois or, less commonly, Aquisextains. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1198 and 2001, Aix-en-Provence was the birth place of 31 globally memorable people, including Paul Cézanne, Eleanor of Provence, and Joseph Pitton de Tournefort. Additionaly, 16 globally memorable people have passed away in Aix-en-Provence including Paul Cézanne, René of Anjou, and Benjamin Graham.
People Born in Aix-en-Provence
Go to all RankingsPaul Cézanne
PAINTER
1839 - 1906
HPI: 82.92
Rank: 1
Eleanor of Provence
COMPANION
1223 - 1291
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 2
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
BIOLOGIST
1656 - 1708
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 3
Michel Adanson
BIOLOGIST
1727 - 1806
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 4
André Campra
COMPOSER
1660 - 1744
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 5
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues
WRITER
1715 - 1747
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 6
Henri Michel
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 7
Paul Veyne
HISTORIAN
1930 - 2022
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 8
Jean-Baptiste van Loo
PAINTER
1684 - 1745
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 9
Emanuel Ungaro
FASHION DESIGNER
1933 - 2019
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 10
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens
WRITER
1704 - 1771
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 11
Eugène de Mazenod
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1782 - 1861
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Aix-en-Provence
Go to all RankingsLouise Colet
WRITER
1810 - 1876
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 15
François Marius Granet
PAINTER
1775 - 1849
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 19
Sanchia of Provence
NOBLEMAN
1225 - 1261
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 20
Alfred Capus
WRITER
1858 - 1922
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 22
Virginie Dedieu
SWIMMER
1979 - Present
HPI: 30.10
Rank: 28
Clara Copponi
CYCLIST
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 29
Clément Mignon
SWIMMER
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 30
Rira Suzuki
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 31
People Deceased in Aix-en-Provence
Go to all RankingsPaul Cézanne
PAINTER
1839 - 1906
HPI: 82.92
Rank: 1
René of Anjou
POLITICIAN
1409 - 1480
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 2
Benjamin Graham
ECONOMIST
1894 - 1976
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 3
Pierre Schaeffer
COMPOSER
1910 - 1995
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 4
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
ASTRONOMER
1580 - 1637
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 5
Yvette Guilbert
ACTOR
1865 - 1944
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 6
Norodom Ranariddh
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2021
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 7
Maurice Blondel
PHILOSOPHER
1861 - 1949
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 8
Jean-Baptiste van Loo
PAINTER
1684 - 1745
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 9
Louis, Duke of Vendôme
NOBLEMAN
1612 - 1669
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 10
Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence
POLITICIAN
1198 - 1245
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 11
Joseph Alcazar
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1979
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Aix-en-Provence
Go to all RankingsFrançois Marius Granet
PAINTER
1775 - 1849
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 14
Gunnar Johansson
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2003
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 15
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Aix-en-Provence were writers (4), painters (3), biologists (2), soccer players (2), and politicians (2), while most who died were painters (3), politicians (3), soccer players (2), economists (1), and composers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Aix-en-Provence, including Henri Michel, and Valentin Eysseric. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Aix-en-Provence, including Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, and Louise Colet.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Aix-en-Provence since 1700.